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OnlineSchoolvs. TraditionalSchool
Elizabeth Hall
Ohio Ivy Tech
According to the National Center for Education Statistics, about 4.3 million undergraduate students, or 20 percent of all undergraduates, took at least one distance education course in the 2007-08 school year. And about 0.8 million, or 4 percent of all undergraduates, took their entire program through distance education (May, Ryan). There are many pros and cons about distance and traditional education, as well as many similarities and differences.
Online education is a more flexible option for students to get an education since most classes can be taken anywhere you are able to take your laptop or hook up to the internet. It’s very convenient for people who have a busy lifestyle, such as families, full-timer workers, and those who serve in the military. With online learning, students don’t have the traditional methods of sitting at a desk and learning with lectures and books. You have the freedom to learn your way at your own comfort level. Studies have shown that in online learning conditions perform better than those receiving traditional instruction (NCU). However, for some, lectures in the classroom are more beneficial to them since some need more a more hands on approach.
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...that is driven away by students throughout summer break? Lately, the Union City Board of Education has been considering that it may be necessary to switch from the traditionalschool year to having year round school in order to properly educate the students in this area. In my personal opinion, I most likely agree with the Union City Board of Education do to the following reasons. First of all, more time would be spent on teaching new material in opposed to reviewing old material because of summer loss. In addition, with a 15-day break after 45 days of instruction students are able to recover and refresh. Third of all, it eliminates the need for summer enrichment programs families may not be able to afford. Clearly, these reasons should be carefully considered.
To begin with, more time is spent on teaching new material in opposed to reviewing old material because of summer loss. Usually with year round school, teachers have sufficient time to teach everything that has to be covered for the following school year. Why do students lack of knowledge at the beginning of the school year? When students are off to there two-month summer break they automatically forget the majority of lessons they learned the previous year. A 1994 study of three year-round California elementary schools showed that each of the three schools demonstrated significant achievement gains for...

...OnlineSchoolvs. TraditionalSchool
Jessica O’Brien
Strayer University
English 215
Professor: Robin Parks
12/4/11
OnlineSchoolvs. TraditionalSchool
It seems that technology is growing, improving, and changing at an exponential rate. Technology now affects every part of our lives from the time we get up to the time we go to bed, and even as we sleep. One of the major areas that has been affected by technology is education. At one time, the only option for students to complete their education was in a traditional classroom setting. There has become a major need for non-traditional education because there has been a growth in the amount of non-traditional students that exist in our society. The advancement of technology has recently allowed for education to be completed in an online setting instead of in a traditional classroom setting. Online education is an effective and comparable alternative to a traditional classroom setting, and it can be a great opportunity for a non-traditional student to further his or her education and become one step closer to being a successful, self-sufficient individual.
As I stated previously, onlineschool is a great option for the...

...Online Schooling vs. Traditional Schooling
Kayla Kilburn
COM/155
10/8/2012
Charlotte Zavadil
Online Schooling vs. Traditional Schooling
A report done by SRI International for the Department of education came to the conclusion that on average students that take online classes perform better than students taking regular classes with face to face interaction. (United States Department Of Education, 2010). There are many similarities and differences to online schooling and traditional schooling. There is no right or wrong way to get an education it is all based on ones learning preferences. Looking at the benefits one can get from each type of schooling can help one decide which would best fit into their life and help them succeed in getting the degree they want.
No matter what path one takes to getting a degree they still have to put in the same amount of work to get it. There is no “easier” way to get a degree. When one takes online classes they still have homework assignments that are due. They also still must participate to get a good grade in class. It is not like one can neglect their schoolwork and still expect to pass. If they are looking for the “quick and easy” way to succeed and get a degree they need to rethink things because there is not a quick and easy way to come about it. They need to put in...

... and searching through the extent of attainable information. Before choosing a university to attend, students must first consider an online or traditional university. With the rising costs of education, more students are choosing an online university. “In 2007–08, about 4.3 million undergraduate students, or 20 percent of all undergraduates, took at least one distance education course. About 0.8 million, or 4 percent of all undergraduates, took their entire program through distance education” (National Center for Education Statistics). Both online and traditional education have many similarities. However, the end result is the same; a degree in a student’s choice of study that will help graduates obtains a career in the student’s field of choice. Communication, flexibility, and skill/learning development is similar to both online and traditional universities; there is no effortless choice when it comes to a student’s education.
Communication is important with classmates and professors. All students have a question or two with assignments or clarification about a grade. Online universities offer many forms of communication. Students may contact professors and other students through e-mail, instant messaging, phone, and sometimes video chat. Students may also contact professors and other students via posts in the class room. Attending an online...

...Famine
A famine is a widespread scarcity of food, caused by several factors including crop failure, population unbalance, or government policies. This phenomenon is usually accompanied or followed by regional malnutrition, starvation, epidemic, and increased mortality. Nearly every continent in the world has experienced a period of famine throughout history. Many countries continue to have extreme cases of famine.
Characteristics:
Famine strikes Sub-Saharan African countries the hardest, but with exhaustion of food resources, overdrafting of groundwater, wars, internal struggles, and economic failure, famine continues to be a worldwide problem with hundreds of millions of people suffering.[9] These famines cause widespread malnutrition and impoverishment; The famine in Ethiopia in the 1980s had an immense death toll, although Asian famines of the 20th century have also produced extensive death tolls. Modern African famines are characterized by widespread destitution and malnutrition, with heightened mortality confined to young children.
Causes:
Food shortages in a population are caused either by a lack of food or by difficulties in food distribution; it may be worsened by natural climate fluctuations and by extreme political conditions related to oppressive government or warfare.
Risk of future famine:
Beginning in the 20th century, nitrogen fertilizers, new pesticides, desert farming, and other agricultural technologies began to be used to increase...

...﻿The Masque of the Red Death
Edgar Allan Poe
1. Explain the unique aspects of the rooms, including how many of them there are and what makes them different?
2. What is the effect of the ebony clocks’ chimes on the assembled guests?
3. The word mad means insane. What is ironic about the narrator’s mention that ‘There are some who would have thought Prospero mad’?
4. What details about the seventh room makes it grotesque in appearance?
5. What does the masked figure walking and its movement through the 7 rooms represent?
6. Why do you think the masked figure is allowed to walk the length of the rooms uninterrupted?
7. List the elements of Gothic Literature apparent in this story:
Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow:
From “The Black Cat” by Edgar Allan Poe, published in 1945
FOR the most wild, yet most homely narrative, which I am about to pen, I neither expect nor solicit belief. Mad indeed would I be to expect it, in a case where my very senses reject their own evidence. Yet, mad am I not -- and very surely do I not dream. But to-morrow I die, and to-day I would unburden my soul. My immediate purpose is to place before the world, plainly, succinctly, and without comment, a series of mere household events. In their consequences, these events have terrified -- have tortured -- have destroyed me. Yet I will not attempt to expound them. To me, they have presented little but Horror -- to many they will seem less terrible...

...Onlineschools versus campus schools, can one completely replace another? I’ve personally had the opportunity to experience both schools. Although they both provide the same outcome, which is a college degree of your choice of studies, there are advantages of one versus the other. I believe onlineschools are better to attend because of the convenience, satisfying classroom experience, and the cost and length of time to complete the degree program.
Going to schoolonline, you have more convenience in sitting in front of an computer in your living room. You can work at your own pace, and stop and take a break when ever you need to. You don’t have to worry about having to commute back and forth to school. What I like most is that I’m able to be with my children and don’t have to worry about getting childcare for them. I can take them to doctor’s appointments or out to the park for outings and still be able to attend my classes online. If you were going to school on campus, you would have to worry about getting to class on time. Sometimes you have those mornings where you just don’t want to climb out of bed. You don’t want to be late because you might miss part of your lecture. There is a set schedule that you must follow will going to school on campus and every minute is allotted for. I like to be able to be...